Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-10
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what shesla be Dene and what
Avoided Ina uhe EARLY Training Of
Girls.
Mrs. @. Hall, in speaking in Good
Housekeeping, upon the subject 1.-THE
Training of our Daughters" says:
The careful and judicious mother in
every station of life, will think seriously
how abe can best train her young
daughters 10 q practical knowledge of
these things which will most contribute
to their future usefulness and happiness.
A young girl may have special taste or
capacity which she should be encouraged
to develop, but not to the exclusion of
all other branches of education; and
though while under the mothers eye,
| perfectness may not be attained in any
department wise training of the
powers will tend towards a harmonious
and happy development of character and
abilities in after life.
| No mother, therefore, should excuse
herself from giving her daughter suitable
instruction in those household du les
which 80 much affect the comfort of
family. Whatever position in life she
may occupy, the knowledge thus gained,
and the imperceptible influence on the
character, not merely of the knowledge
itself, but of the early impressions Of
its importance, are genuinely valuable.
II is by no means necessary to keep
your daughter in the kitchen half the
time, to accomplish these results; nor Is
it essential that she should be skilled on
her marriage day in every kind of cook
dinner on short notice. This should not
| L. AaA baV hat ali
should 90 to the blackboard, and uner-
ringly demonstrate the forty. seventh
proposition of Euclid, three or four years
after she has graduated at some excellent
seminary. If the elements of domestic
knowledge are thoroughly mastered, and
a suitable amount of practice given in
important details, the intelligent girl will
know how to order her household Alright
when the proper time comes, and TO put
her own hand to labor il there be occasion.
Mothers who are themselves genuinely
interested ia the management of their
own households, will find but little
trouble If they would avail themselves OF
the natural imitativeness of children, The
little ones like to be useful, if they see
, others about them useful; they like 70
, follow the mother about the house under
pretence of helping, though often hinder.
, ing her; they enjoy using their little
hands about something that older people
do; in fact, TO work until false notionf
, are instilled into their minds.
, We know child of only 6 years and
there are many others in quiet homes all
over the country, exhibiting Bimilal
, tastes--who already bids fair TO be thu
: incest little housekeeper in the world
! Ever since she has been old enough Il
understand her mission-three years a
, least-ahe hts been eager TO do what shi
fancies is useful to others She takes he
tiny buster and flourishes it over III,
chairs and so far with positive results
After breakfast she demurely gathers NJ
= the teaspoons from the table, and think
I, it very nice to wipe them on the sof
:. cloth after they are washed and nothing
: suits her better than to make miniatur
!, pies, and have them actually put upoi
the dinner table; with her little broom
i she forestalls the servant, and sweep
+ down the front door step before breakfas
Q in the morning. She puts q particula
y room in order every day. and quite of he
1 own accord has assured so much care 0
u her fathers wardrobe, young as she il
: that her mother will gradually be SUP
o planted in that duty.
!, Most all young girls delight TO hay
y some small household duty committed
their care; and IL this disposition shout
L be fostered, instead of discouraged, as
n often is, on the ground that they cannc
do the thing as we'll as au older person
they would, with rare exceptions, gro
up with sufficient knowledge of thos
l home matters, and interest in them abor
o which nowadays there is so much con
: plant that Young ladies know so littl,
y and care less.